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Francisco Perez-Jimenez

Francisco Perez-Jimenez

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
16022
World Ranking
6398
National Ranking
100

Overview

Francisco Perez-Jimenez is affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. With a total of 28 publications in medicine and 11 in biochemistry-related fields, their work covers diverse but interconnected domains.

The main subfields of study for Perez-Jimenez include public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, surgery, molecular biology, and genetics. Their research topics reflect a strong focus on nutritional studies and diet, diet and metabolism studies, consumer attitudes and food labeling, gut microbiota and health, lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, and human-animal interaction studies.

Frequent publication venues where Perez-Jimenez has contributed include Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis and its English Edition, The Lancet, Nutrients, and Aging. The scientist has authored at least one publication in The Lancet and Nutrients each, among other outlets.

Notable recent papers by Perez-Jimenez include:

  • Long-term secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet and a low-fat diet (CORDIOPREV): a randomised controlled trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Moderate Consumption of Beer and Its Effects on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health: An Updated Review of Recent Scientific Evidence, 2021, Nutrients
  • Interplay between gonadal hormones and postnatal overfeeding in defining sex-dependent differences in gut microbiota architecture, 2020, Aging
  • Radiographic displacement of acute acromioclavicular joint dislocations fixed with AC TightRope, 2020, JSES International
  • Owning a Pet Is Associated with Changes in the Composition of Gut Microbiota and Could Influence the Risk of Metabolic Disorders in Humans, 2021, Animals

Perez-Jimenez frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Pablo Pérez-Martínez, Antonio Camargo, José López-Miranda, Gracia M. Quintana-Navarro, and Javier Delgado-Lista. Collaboration counts range from 5 to 13 coauthored publications per colleague, indicative of sustained partnerships in research projects.

Best Publications

  • Intestinal Microbiota Is Influenced by Gender and Body Mass Index.

    Carmen Haro;Carmen Haro;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz;Francisco Gómez-Delgado;Francisco Gómez-Delgado

  • Olive oil and health: summary of the II international conference on olive oil and health consensus report, Jaén and Córdoba (Spain) 2008.

    J. López-Miranda;F. Pérez-Jiménez;E. Ros;R. De Caterina

  • Long chain omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

    Javier Delgado-Lista;Pablo Perez-Martinez;Jose Lopez-Miranda;Francisco Perez-Jimenez

  • International conference on the healthy effect of virgin olive oil.

    Francisco Perez-Jimenez;G. Alvarez De Cienfuegos;Lina Badimon;G. Barja

  • Lifestyle recommendations for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome: an international panel recommendation

    Pablo Pérez-Martínez;Dimitri P. Mikhailidis;Vasilios G. Athyros;Mónica Bullo

  • Mediterranean and Low-Fat Diets Improve Endothelial Function in Hypercholesterolemic Men

    Francisco Fuentes;José López-Miranda;Elias Sánchez;Francisco Sánchez

  • The influence of olive oil on human health: not a question of fat alone.

    Francisco Pérez-Jiménez;Juan Ruano;Pablo Perez-Martinez;Fernando Lopez-Segura

  • A MUFA-Rich Diet Improves Posprandial Glucose, Lipid and GLP-1 Responses in Insulin-Resistant Subjects

    Juan A Paniagua;Angel Gallego de la Sacristana;Esther Sánchez;Inmaculada Romero

  • A Mediterranean and a high-carbohydrate diet improve glucose metabolism in healthy young persons

    F. Pérez-Jiménez;J. López-Miranda;M. D. Pinillos;P. Gómez

  • Monounsaturated Fat–Rich Diet Prevents Central Body Fat Distribution and Decreases Postprandial Adiponectin Expression Induced by a Carbohydrate-Rich Diet in Insulin-Resistant Subjects

    J.A. Paniagua;A. Gallego de la Sacristana;I. Romero;A. Vidal-Puig

  • Two Healthy Diets Modulate Gut Microbial Community Improving Insulin Sensitivity in a Human Obese Population.

    Carmen Haro;Carmen Haro;Miguel Montes-Borrego;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz

  • Protective effect of dietary monounsaturated fat on arteriosclerosis: beyond cholesterol.

    Francisco Pérez-Jiménez;José López-Miranda;Pedro Mata

  • The gut microbial community in metabolic syndrome patients is modified by diet

    Carmen Haro;Carmen Haro;Sonia Garcia-Carpintero;Sonia Garcia-Carpintero;Juan F. Alcala-Diaz;Juan F. Alcala-Diaz;Francisco Gomez-Delgado;Francisco Gomez-Delgado

  • Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil and obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus.

    Pablo Perez-Martinez;Antonio Garcia-Rios;Javier Delgado-Lista;Francisco Perez-Jimenez

  • Olive oil and walnut breakfasts reduce the postprandial inflammatory response in mononuclear cells compared with a butter breakfast in healthy men

    Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez;José López-Miranda;Luis M. Blanco-Colio;Carmen Marín

  • The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health

    Jim Kaput;Jose M. Ordovas;Lynnette Ferguson;Ben van Ommen

  • Influence of gender and menopausal status on gut microbiota.

    Jose A. Santos-Marcos;Oriol A. Rangel-Zuñiga;Rosa Jimenez-Lucena;Gracia M. Quintana-Navarro

  • Butter and walnuts, but not olive oil, elicit postprandial activation of nuclear transcription factor κB in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy men

    Cecilia Bellido;José López-Miranda;Luis Miguel Blanco-Colio;Pablo Pérez-Martínez

  • Gene expression changes in mononuclear cells in patients with metabolic syndrome after acute intake of phenol-rich virgin olive oil.

    Antonio Camargo;Juan Ruano;Juan M Fernandez;Laurence D Parnell

  • Effect of apolipoprotein E and A-IV phenotypes on the low density lipoprotein response to HMG CoA reductase inhibitor therapy

    Jose M. Ordovas;Jose Lopez-Miranda;Francisco Perez-Jimenez;Carmen Rodriguez

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose Lopez-Miranda
Jose Lopez-Miranda Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Jose M. Ordovas
Jose M. Ordovas Tufts University
Francisco J. Tinahones
Francisco J. Tinahones University of Malaga
Helen M. Roche
Helen M. Roche University College Dublin
Laurence D. Parnell
Laurence D. Parnell United States Department of Agriculture
Emilio Ros
Emilio Ros University of Barcelona
Lina Badimon
Lina Badimon Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Ramón Estruch
Ramón Estruch University of Barcelona
Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba
Blanca B. Landa
Blanca B. Landa Spanish National Research Council

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